Roman goddess of hearth and home, late 14c., corresponding to, and perhaps cognate with, Greek Hestia, from hestia "hearth," from PIE root *wes- (3) "to dwell, stay" (cognates: Sanskrit vasati "stays, dwells," Gothic wisan, Old English, Old High German wesan "to be"). As the name of a planetoid from 1807 (Olbers).
双语例句
1. Fair Rhea Silvia had been shut up in the temple of Vesta.
美丽的丽阿·西耳薇娅被幽禁在维斯塔庙里.
来自辞典例句
2. The additive components in VESTA Turbine Oils also afford exceptional rust and corrosion protection.
在高温下具有优异的抗氧化和减少沉积的产生能力,并提供足够的防腐抗锈保护.
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英英释意
1. (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
2. the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered
实用场景例句
Fair Rhea Silvia had been shut up in the temple of Vesta.
美丽的丽阿·西耳薇娅被幽禁在维斯塔庙里.
辞典例句
The additive components in VESTA Turbine Oils also afford exceptional rust and corrosion protection.
